“Everton players have been a ‘disgrace'” – Jamie Carragher on Everton’s loss to Wolves
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Jamie Carragher has called out the Everton players for their below-par performance leading to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wolves.
Everton suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat against the out of form Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park. Conor Coady’s second-half header was the difference between the two sides as the Blues moved closer to the relegation zone following the defeat.
Everton who are currently in a relegation battle had a great opportunity to lift themselves from the lower half of the Premier League table as they faced Wolves at home. But, the players failed to grasp the opportunity as they suffered a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat on Sunday.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has branded Everton’s players a “disgrace” and said Thursday’s game against Newcastle is the club’s biggest in over 20 years as they battle against relegation.
“We built these two home games up for Everton,” he said on Monday Night Football, referencing Sunday’s clash with Wolves and Thursday’s meeting with Newcastle.
“I felt Goodison, and playing at home, was the only way they can stay up.
“But because they have now lost the first one, the Newcastle one feels almost like their biggest game for 20 years, when they stayed up on the final day against Coventry in 1998.
“It almost feels like that type of game because I don’t think Evertonians actually believe they are going to stay up, and if they don’t win at home, they’ve got no faith in getting anything away from home.
“Everton’s fixtures are horrific, certainly the last five or six, and that’s why playing Newcastle on Thursday feels absolutely huge for the football club.”
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Lampard wants Everton players to be brave
Everton manager Frank Lampard has demanded bravery from his players ahead of their mid-week game against newly rejuvenated Newcastle at home.
“We and the players have to stay brave. We have to stick to how we want to play. When we play through lines we can be a really effective team,” Lampard said after the Wolves loss, as quoted by the Mirror.
“My job first and foremost is to give confidence to the players and to do the only thing that matters which is to stay up. We have to have the absolute desire and fight to get out of this.
“It has been a long time that we haven’t been winning enough games and that doesn’t change overnight. But it can change very quickly.”
It remains to be seen if the Everton players turn up with their manager’s optimism and change it around to avoid relegation.
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